Oil Portrait in Progress - Update #2

Oil Portrait Underpainting
16x20" Stretched Canvas

I have reworked her mouth a fair bit but it still needs a bit more refinement so it does not look so flat and cut out.  I think I need to wait until this layer is dry though as I have tried a few times and I just end up blending everything into a nice flat gray, drat.

I refined her nose and eyes more as well and am quite happy with the way her eyes are looking.  Not so much with the nose but I think it is pretty close.  I think this is where it pays off to have several paintings on the go at once as I would like to work more but must wait for the paint to dry, very tempting to push things.

I am not 100% sure what I am doing with the chair as well so I think I will do a couple of thumbnail sketches - duh - I guess this is why it is always best to do the thumbnail sketch ahead of time.  It looked so nice in photoshop though....